Synonyms for ovule

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ov-yool, oh-vyool

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul

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Définition of ovule

Origin : 1821, from French ovule and directly from Modern Latin ovulum, literally "small egg," diminutive of Latin ovum "egg" (see ovum).

As in seed : noun beginning, source
As in germ : noun beginning

Example sentences :

The ovule or egg is now in the cavity of the womb where we will leave it for the present.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

We have seen that the ovule from the ovary is the female egg, or principle.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

Before a child is possible, however, the ovule must meet the egg from the male.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

The ovule is a part of every ovary just as the pollen is a part of every anther.
Extract from : « The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young » by Margaret Warner Morley

The development of the ovule in the womb is known as gestation or pregnancy.
Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton

Take the ovule of the worm, the eagle, the elephant, and of man himself.
Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond

The mingling of the contents of a male (pollen) and female (ovule) cell.
Extract from : « Michigan Trees » by Charles Herbert Otis

The point upon the seed at which was the orifice of the ovule.
Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray

Ovary 1–2-celled, only one ovule in each cell; fruit 1-seeded.
Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray

Chalaza, the place where the coats and the kernel of the ovule blend.
Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

Antonyms for ovule

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